Regardless of the Tai Chi of the Yang family, the Wu family, or the Wu family, they all believe that "empty" is the highest requirement and the highest state, and we must work hard on "empty".
In the current Tai Chi world, there are several forms of expression of emptiness, such as hand emptiness, elbow emptiness, shoulder emptiness, waist emptiness, hip emptiness and bottom emptiness, etc., which can all be classified into the category of "form emptiness". The second type is "failure", that is, "failure of introduction" or "failure of attraction", etc. The third type is "through the air".
The three types of emptiness have different properties, and the most difficult one to achieve is "transparent emptiness".
About the "empty" Kung Fu
High-level Tai Chi practice requires the study of "empty" Kung Fu. Emptiness is the nature of emptiness, which is extremely important. Buddhism talks about "the four elements are empty" or "all five aggregates are empty", Taoism talks about "emptiness", and Confucianism talks about "the aura of greatness". Mr. Wu Tunan pointed out in the book "Research on Tai Chi": "You must practice to the point where you are formless and formless, and your whole body is empty, and then you can 'respond to nature'." He also said: "After the whole body is emptied, we will see it clearly." It can be seen that for Tai Chi, practicing "empty" is a high-level requirement.
Master Wang Yongquan said in the book "The Truth of Yang Style Tai Chi": "You can further deepen the training of internal strength and explore the mysteries of looseness, looseness, communication and emptiness. This is the only way to practice Tai Chi Kung Fu... Only by achieving communication can it be possible to reach the highest state of 'all penetration'." He also believes that "all penetration" is the highest state of Tai Chi.
Master Shi Ming put forward the key to practicing "Void Powder".
Martial Arts Tai Chi Successor Master Hao Shaoru said in the book "Martial Arts Tai Chi": "It is relatively easy to loosen the muscles and joints of the body, but to achieve the state of 'empty' The world is difficult, so we must work hard on the word "empty". "
According to the above discussion, it can be seen that regardless of the Yang family, Wu family or Wu family Tai Chi, "empty" is the highest requirement and the highest state, and we must work hard on "empty".
In the current Tai Chi world, there are several forms of expressing emptiness, such as hand emptiness, elbow emptiness, shoulder emptiness, waist emptiness, hip emptiness and bottom emptiness, etc., all of which can be classified into the category of "shape emptiness". The second type is "failure", that is, "failure of introduction" or "failure of attraction", etc. The third type is "through the air". The properties of these three kinds of emptiness are different, and the most difficult one to achieve is "penetration of emptiness".
What is shape and emptiness? Going short based on shape is called shape shorting.
Wrist space is the first space of shape space, which can be practiced through wrist release. If the wrist is empty, the other party will not be able to hear the call and cannot hear the movement of the root joint, which is called "the wrist is empty." If two parties are competing or pushing against each other, those who are good at wrist-empty kung fu can suddenly use their empty wrists to disconnect and slap the opponent. However, the depth of this loose hole is relatively shallow, and with good skill, it can still be penetrated.
The elbow space is the second section of the empty space. The energy in the body is separated from the elbow joint and appears empty. Master Wang Yongquan said that "the elbow is a large area of emptiness."
The shoulder is empty, that is, the root joint of the upper arm is empty. Those who practice well can show that their entire arms are empty, which is also called "empty hands". It is often said that "wonderful hands are empty" or "both hands are empty", which means empty shoulders. People with this skill are already difficult to deal with.
Kwakong refers to the fact that the real crotch changes into a virtual crotch without moving the body, so that the center of the body shifts and the opponent's center of gravity is lost. Knee space is very difficult to develop.
What does it mean to fail? Those who fail are also called "the introduction fails" or "the introduction fails". "Introducing failure" is to pull the opponent's body center of gravity to my void and let the opponent fall out, or the opponent loses weight and falls out. This is the technique of moving a thousand catties with four ounces. "Inducing force to fail" means to introduce the opponent's attack force into my trap, leading it to my void, causing it to lose and fall out. "Chaos Ring Technique" is the best training. The introduction of
failed, which is already a high-level Tai Chi skill. If you can introduce failure, you can use a small amount to win a big one, use the weak to defeat the strong, and use skill to overcome clumsiness.
However, the "emptiness" discussed above, whether it is empty or empty, is acquired and "intentional", and they all fall into the category of "short selling".
Whether it is various types of partial shorting or overall shorting, it is a good move. If you can partially short it, you can partially disconnect it. If you can disconnect it, you can break it. Breaking hair is very powerful. When you hit the right angles, the cut will be crisp and pleasing to the eye. The cleaner and more delicate the cutting is, the better the placement will be. For ordinary Tai Chi enthusiasts, this is very difficult to do.
What is transparency? "Puongkong" means "formless and imageless, the whole body is pierced into the sky". It is the real upper-level skill of Tai Chi practice. It is the skill of returning to nature from the day after tomorrow. It can only be obtained by practicing with concentration.
"The whole is empty" means "the whole is empty and nothing". Nothing means having no body, emptiness means emptying its shape, and emptiness means emptying its spirit. When the heart returns to zero, the energy is clear, and the three levels are cleared, a single spirit can appear!
Once you practice until the root emptiness on the soles of your feet is purified and you feel the effect of soaring emptiness in your body, you will reach the stage of "floating, floating, and ethereal". The emptiness of "flying into the void" is obtained by doing nothing and without thinking. This short term is called "open air", which means it is a vacuum, not a short position.
The practice of "opening the air" may only be at the preliminary level now, but this is the direction of lifelong efforts.
In Tai Chi Push Hands , if the opponent is really empty, you will experience that he has hands but nothing in them, and his hands are empty; he has a body, but there is nothing on his body, and his whole body is empty; he has feet, but there is nothing on the bottom of the feet, and the roots are empty; he has a god, but the god has no way, and the god is empty. So you will feel in a trance, in a trance. Reflected on yourself, you will feel uprooted, empty and helpless, your heart seems to be wandering, your spirit seems to be ownerless, and there is nothing you can do. When you reach this level, you can "flex and stretch in the air."
"Flexing and stretching in the air" means that when Tai Chi is practiced to the state of "flying into the void", one can transform the spirit into the spirit and dominate it with the spirit. At this time, you can perform flexion and extension operations in a spiritual way, as if you are completing them in the air, which is called aerial flexion and extension. The content of aerial flexion and extension includes various forms such as "click and push, hook and shake, breathing in and out, air uprooting, rolling and grinding, and swing and kick".
can compare and describe different Tai Chi cultivation states as air troops and ground troops. The ground troops are like tanks, steady and irresistible, while the air troops are nimble and dynamic. In Tai Chi, you use the Dantian to strengthen your strength or use the reaction force of your feet to kick the ground to get started, which is the ground force. In Tai Chi, aerial flexion and extension are embodied in the way of divine control, divine movement, and divine overhand, just like the air troops using aircraft missiles, which are flexion and extension in the air for offense and defense.
Let me explain here first, "crushed in the air", not "crushed in the void". "Void shattered" in Taoism cultivation refers to the final level of cultivation, which means that even the void has been shattered and ceased to exist, returning to the eternity of the body.
"Smashing in the air" refers to an explosion in the air, which is similar to the explosion in Tai Chi. The difference is that the smashing in the air does not "start from the feet, originate from the legs, dominate the waist, and form in the hands", but directly generates an explosion in the air.
"Smashing in the air" is a state in which the body is formless and the whole body is empty. It is dominated by God and suddenly comes from nothing, from empty to full, and explodes in an instant, as if it is shattered. This state of
is very scary. Generally, it is difficult to get it by those who don't know it, and it is easy to use it by those who know it.
About the author
Mr. Huang Zhenhuan
Huang Zhenhuan, former professor of the Department of Electronic Engineering, Beihang University. At the age of fourteen, he studied Tai Chi from three Tai Chi masters: Tian Zhaolin, Wu Tunan, and Shi Ming. After his retirement,
devoted himself to the research and practice of Taoist alchemy theory and Tai Chi practice. He advocated the sublimation of Tai Chi practice from martial arts to Taoism. He proposed and practiced the Tao practice principle of "cultivating alchemy internally and expressing Tai Chi externally", and created the Dao Tai Chi cultivation theory and practice system. Mr.
is rigorous in his scholarship and has published about 200,000 words of papers over the years. In 2003, he published the book "The Great Way of Tai Chi: The Theory and Practice of Tai Chi Cultivation".
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